Category: Features
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What Good Could Small Talk Above the Thames Really Do?
in FeaturesWhat good could small talk with strangers 90 metres above the Thames really do? As part of Loneliness Awareness Week, a trip aboard TfL’s Chatty Cabins and a visit to the Public Living Room offered a surprisingly simple reminder of the power of human connection.
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Raising the Flag for the “Pearl of Bankside”
in FeaturesThe Golden Hinde has been named one of four National Historic Ships UK Flagships of the Year for 2026, as visitors, volunteers and heritage figures gathered aboard the replica vessel at St Mary Overie Dock to celebrate its continuing place at the heart of London’s cultural landscape.
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Keeping The Golden Hinde Afloat: The Pearl of Bankside
in FeaturesHidden beside Southwark Cathedral and Borough Market, The Golden Hinde remains one of London’s most tactile cultural experiences. As the historic replica marks 30 years in the capital, the team behind the ship are balancing preservation, accessibility and education while keeping a piece of maritime history alive on Bankside.
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Leake Street Arches: A Canvas That Never Settles
in FeaturesBeneath Waterloo Station, Leake Street Tunnel operates as one of London’s largest legal graffiti spaces. Constantly repainted and never static, it raises a simple question: when everyone is free to create, what actually governs the space?
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How East London Built British Theatre
in FeaturesA walk through Shoreditch, Hackney and Stratford shows how East London laid the foundations of British theatre long before the West End became its glittering centre.
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“I Knew Something Wasn’t Right”: Chloe Kidd on Ten Years Without Answers
in FeaturesAfter ten years of being told her pain was normal, Chloe Kidd was finally diagnosed with endometriosis. She reflects on the long search for answers, the toll it took on her life, and why she now speaks out so others are heard sooner.
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Creative Recovery: Frames of Mind’s Fight for Sustainable Mental Health Support
in FeaturesFrames of Mind uses filmmaking and animation to support people experiencing mental health challenges. The impact is well documented. The funding is not.
Colin Cushion 